Daming Yinghua

Shenshi, Shanhaiguan, Dongluo City.

This is the end of the Liaoxi Corridor. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the chill in the daytime increases day by day.

Ma Xianglin stood at the head of Dongluo City, overlooking the direction of the old dragon head, the Bohai Bay where the water and the sky are the same color.

Beside him, stood the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, Juniper.

If the original historical process was followed, the famous general Du Song, who was known as "Master Du" in the frontier army, had been killed in the battle of Sarhu between the Ming army and Hou Jin Dynasty.

However, the result of the defense of Fushun was rewritten by Zheng Haizhu. Nurhachi, who was hit hard in Fushun, had to recuperate for a while after returning to Hetuala. The strength has indeed converged a bit.

Juniper, of course, is still alive and well, and his wife is peacefully serving as his general soldier in Shanhaiguan.

"General Ma, this time, I would like to thank you for the two thousand white soldiers. Don't worry, I will ask the Ministry of War to ask for the rations of two taels of silver per person tomorrow, using the pen of the military office to write the report."

While looking at the cavalry and luggage team that was marching in an orderly manner outside Dongluo City towards Liaodong, Jun Jun patted Ma Xianglin on the shoulder and praised the young commander of the guest army carelessly.

Of course, as an old fox who has fought all his life and has the word "sharp" engraved in his bones, Juniper has a bright and happy face, but he is a little puzzled in his heart.

This Ma Xianglin, less than [-] years old, has military exploits and the support of the Yue family. I thought he was an ancestor with an upturned nostril, so it was difficult to discuss, but why, when I asked him to ask for two thousand elites, he agreed ?

Now that his team has pulled out the camp and left the city, he doesn't seem to be too concerned. Since he came to the city, he either looks at Yanshan Mountain on the left or Bohai Sea on the right.

This is, want to learn Qi Jiguang to recite poems?

While Juniper was muttering, Ma Xianglin finally spoke: "Mr. Du, you don't have to be polite. We Shila natives are valued by the court. If we can guard the Xiongguan together with the master, we should listen to the master's orders. Regarding the military salary, we The Ma family went out on their own. The internal funds in the edict of the Long Live Lord are distributed to the soldiers of the Liaodong army, and my father-in-law is in charge of the military department, so the general master asks for payment for our white army, I'm afraid it's a bit taboo."

Hearing this, Jun Jun showed an exaggerated warm expression without hesitation: "Dayi, your mother and son are as righteous as a mountain. Oh, I am a warrior, and the civil servants only respect Zhang Shilang. Look, he not only knows about military affairs, but also picks his in-laws, chooses his relatives, and respects him." The eyes of the son-in-law did not say anything."

When Juniper said this, his throat suddenly itched, and he spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm.

Then, as if to match the "speech", Jun Jun said a little bit angrily: "The old chief Nurhachi wiped out Yehe's tribe, and the situation in the east of Liaodong may be tense again. It should have been dispatched to strengthen the defense line. But if it weren't for Mao Wenlong What are you doing, why are you managing Dongjiang Town, why is there a shortage of people in Liaoyang? How could the imperial court transfer people from Shanhaiguan, right, General Ma?"

Ma Xianglin smiled lightly: "The Dongjiang River is close to North Korea, our Ming army should indeed occupy it. It is just behind Hetuala, and the horses will be able to attack it within two days. If the Dongjiang River is managed well, Jiannu will rob it every time in the future. In the west, I have a headache whether the old nest will be taken away."

After the great victory in Fushun that year, Ma Xianglin heard Zheng Haizhu discuss these meanings with Mao Wenlong in detail, and even suggested that he could take advantage of the convenience of the Songjiang switch to trade with Phi Island and Shenmi Island in Liaodong to raise troops through business. Pay, at least it won't stop for a while.

The analysis was correct, Ma Xianglin was impressed by Zheng Haizhu's ideas at that time, and at this moment he naturally took it out and blocked Juniper's words.

Ma Xianglin didn't have a good opinion of Du Zongbing.There are frontier soldiers in Shanhaiguan, but Juniper brazenly lets him out, Ma Xianglin.

This time, Ma Xianglin agreed to Juniper's transfer, because he had his own plans.

If the matter fails, at least some of the elite of the Baigan Army will stay away from the capital and stay in Liaodong.

Jun Jun heard that Ma Xianglin had the intention of defending Mao Wenlong, but he didn't feel embarrassed. He laughed and said, "Well, Xianglin fought in the Liaodong area, so he is more familiar than the old man. It sounds like Xianglin and Mao Wenlong That Mao Wenlong is quite friendly, and he dares to be kind, the Sichuan army and the Liao army are fighting shoulder to shoulder to defend against the Tartars."

The two chatted for a few more words about Shanhaiguan's repairs to the city defenses, then went down to the city to say goodbye and go back to their respective homes.

While lighting the lanterns, Ma Xianglin waited for his cronies who came from the capital.

"How is Fengyi?" Ma Xianglin's first sentence was of course asking about his wife's recent situation.

"Young master, don't worry, young mistress is fine. The brothers who came over from Shi Jie have rented houses in the surrounding alleys one after another. On weekdays, they wander around outside the mansion, pulling carts and sedan chairs, working hard, not conspicuous."

Ma Xianglin nodded: "Okay, once something happens, send young mistress to Madam Zheng immediately."

The confidant showed a somewhat strange expression.

"Young Master, I went to His Highness Nanzhu that day to listen to their discussion. Talking about the news from Songjiang, Song Yingxing returned to Jiangnan from Prince Lu's Mansion in Yanzhou. He did not go to Chongming immediately to see the water conservancy equipment, but stayed at Sun Yuanhua's office at the artillery factory. The two of them were thinking about the new mechanism of combining the gun. His Highness Zhu asked how they figured it out. The people from Songjiang said that Miss Yuesheng didn't find it, so His Highness Zhu just...just..."

"Just what?" Ma Xianglin asked.

"Let's just say that Miss Yuesheng is no good. He should marry Mrs. Zheng as soon as possible."

Ma Xianglin's face darkened: "He deserves it too."

The cronies dare not make a sound.

Ma Xianglin said again: "For a while, is Mrs. Zheng doing well in Beijing?"

"I heard from Eunuch Liu that the madam is a lecturer for the prince, people from the Zhejiang Party, and a nurse in the inner court all stumbling her, but in the end they all smashed their own feet. By the way, young master, Zheng Guifei's subordinates In front of the man on the dragon chair, I spoke to Mrs. Zheng, Mrs. Qi Hu came to tell me about my visit to the Taoist temple.”

Ma Xianglin said "hmm".

Looking at women by myself, I have never passed the eye. Amber is a good girl, and she knows how to repay her kindness.

It's a pity that he came from a miserable background and was imprisoned by Concubine Zheng.

Ma Xianglin thought of Hu Po's eyes that looked like his late eldest sister, frowned for a moment, and told his relatives: "Concubine Zheng and Cui Wensheng still think that I will join forces with them. You go back and tell Qi Hu, in case Hu Po Baby It was discovered by Cui Wensheng and the others that my son was not dead, and Qi Hu must say that I, Ma Xianglin, was under my protection. If they want to kill my son, they will never use a single soldier in Lao Tzu's team!"

"Yes." The confidant replied.

The young master has never had a vicious and violent temperament, but since this year, the closest relatives to him all feel that the young master's temper has suddenly grown, and he often speaks in a vicious tone.

They are not so much subordinates as relatives who are like brothers. They understand in their hearts that the closer the day of revenge for Wanli's family is, the more restless the young master must be.

If we win, how will General Qin and Shilang Zhang deal with it?

If he loses, he will implicate General Qin and Shi Jie's army. What about Miss Fengyi and Wa'er?
The confidant held back for a while, and finally said the third thing carefully.

"Young master, the guard general Hejiang of the Yongning Xuanfu Division rebelled. General Qin took care of it quickly, and the local soldiers in Luzhou Zunyi withdrew again. Shu reported that General Qin had already set off and went to Beijing to receive the reward. By the way, by the way, waiting for Xiao The son was born..."

Hearing this, Ma Xianglin stood up awkwardly: "When I left the capital, why didn't I know the news from the Ministry of War? Is it my father-in-law who kept it from me?"

The confidant hurriedly extinguished the fire: "This news was told by the minister, the elder minister when the young one left Beijing. He must not have deliberately concealed it from the young master, it should be, General Qin, Qin Xuanfu, she is too good at fighting, wins!" It’s so crisp and neat, I’m afraid even the imperial court didn’t expect it.”

Ma Xianglin was dumbfounded, stunned for a moment, then sat back in his chair dejectedly.

Mother!

If my mother had led the natives to rebel when my father died unjustly, then the surname of Qin in Yunnan, Guichuan and Sichuan is probably already there.

……

At noon, Zheng Haizhu discussed with Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Mingshi in the adjacent courtyard about the firearm operation and field battle cases to be taught in Wenhua Hall next time, and returned to the warehouse, ready to listen to Qin Fang and Shi Yuelan's report on the business flow.

Zheng Haizhu has already inquired with Wang Wenyan that Su Song and Yangzhou merchants are not as united as Huizhou and Shanxi merchants, and there is no guild hall in Beijing, and merchants from Fujian and Guangdong have no atmosphere in Beijing.

Fortunately, when starting from Luwang Mansion in Yanzhou, Zheng Haizhu adhered to the principle of "use every point of contact wisely", carried a personal letter from Zhang Dai's father Zhang Yaofang, and paid homage to Zhang Dai's uncle Zhang Lianfang after entering Beijing.

Zhang Lianfang was a well-known collector in the capital, and was also a guest at the mansions of dignitaries and dignitaries, with a wide range of acquaintances.

Zhang Lianfang introduced several shopkeepers who made high-quality silk cloth goods to Zheng Haizhu. The shopkeepers came to see Gu Xiu Hangjin Songjiang cloth and Zhang velvet blended handkerchiefs. For the goods, the indifference at the beginning was just to order a little favor, and immediately turned into the ardentness of talking about business and willing to order a good product.

Zheng Haizhu turned around and educated Qin Fang, seeing if there is any, the goods are good, and it is the best name card, and you can't get a solid and long-term order just by looking at your face.

The wholesale channel here is still going smoothly, and the channel for personal agents has also started over there.

In the first batch, Shi Yuelan only met five or six prostitutes.

But the purpose of Ning Que Wu Lan is correct.

These saleswomen were able to go in and out of high-ranking families, and they themselves were proficient in writing and ink, and they were particularly self-conscious. After taking samples of Gu's embroidered handkerchiefs, they knew how to go to a small private school to ask the teachers, and memorize a few Xuanhe Painting Academy, Historical allusions such as the Wumen School of Painting, the temperament of "the old lady only sells high-quality goods that cultural people understand" is firmly grasped. Sure enough, there is no need to announce the background of Zheng Dong's family, and silk shoes and socks will win the court. The blue eyes of the ladies and grandmas of the official family.

"Old Qin, Yue Lan, sell your expensive items first. After your reputation is established, ask Songjiang and Chongming to ship a few more cheap cloth and silk goods. You go to a few small shops in the south of the city to make your next home, and then choose Recruit a group of saleswomen who are engaged in the business of women's family members of small households. Both high-end and basic-style lines are to be done. High-end customers understand the reason why expensive is expensive, and basic-style customers, although they can't pay The price of the top-grade ones, but looking at those cheap ones, thinking that they are all from the same source as the high-ranking officials, I will buy them."

Qin Fang nodded and remembered in response.Although it was the first time for him to hear new words such as "high luxury" and "basic money", after thinking about it, his wife's business experience was correct.

The three of them were talking, when the young man came in with a bundle, saying that Mr. Xu had sent someone to send a gift to Zheng Dong's family, and he also made an invitation. Mingyue Tower prepared some thin wine and side dishes, and invited Zheng Dong's family to talk about business.